Upper garment with grips

ABSTRACT

It is an object of the present invention to provide a sanitary upper garment with grips capable of smoothly performing holding/putting-down operation and reducing a burden on a wearer by assisting holding a child. The upper garment with grips includes an upper garment body 10 having sleeves, and grips 20 provided on the upper garment body 10, and the grips 20 has a plurality of sleeve grips provided to right and left sleeves 11. By having a plurality of sleeve grips on the sleeves 11 of the upper garment body 10 in this manner, a wearer X can grasp a grip in a preferred position to support a holding child Y and a lifted load and directly distribute a load on the arm to reduce the burden on the wearer X.

TECHNICAL FIELD

The present invention relates to an upper garment with grips providedwith grips on an upper garment.

BACKGROUND ART

Usually, a person holding a child is making a holding position mainlyusing the arms. For example, as illustrated in FIG. 1(a), both legs orbuttocks of a child are placed on one arm, and another arm holds thechild's back. However, in the case where holding a child using the armsin aforementioned position is continued, when a child grows to 10kilograms or more, the burden on the arms, the hands, and the shouldersis increased. In addition, when a child becomes active around 1 year oldand wants to be held up periodically or for a long time, the burden onparents is further increased, and it is physically difficult to satisfythe needs of the child.

To alleviate the burden on the parents, many conventionally items forthe purpose of carrying a child such as a baby carrier strap and a childcare carrier are sold. However, regarding items such as a baby carrierstrap, there have been problems that this item itself becomes anunnecessary burden when it is not being used for the purpose of holdinga child. To solve such a problem, a jacket provided with a holding unitfor holding a child is proposed (for example, refer to Patent Literature1).

Patent Literature 1 discloses a technique on a jacket for holding a babythat, in a jacket composed of a front body and a back body, an extensionportion extending more than a lower end edge of the back body is formedat a lower position of the front body, a pair of holes to insert ababy's legs is formed above a lower end edge of the front body, and aholding unit for folding back the lowermost end of the extension portionextending more than the lower end edge of the front body to form in abag shape is provided.

Patent Literature 1 describes that the jacket for holding a babydescribed therein can be used both as a normal jacket or as a jacket tosupport to hold a baby. In addition, it is unnecessary to remove thejacket from the body of a wearer and put it in a bag or hold it inhands, unlike the items such as a baby carrier strap or a child carecareer, and it is said that the inconvenience of carrying as baggage canbe solved.

CITATION LIST Patent Literature

-   Patent Literature 1: JP 4809391 B2

SUMMARY OF INVENTION Technical Problem

When children grow and walk on their own feet, they want to activelymove around and also to be held by parents. Therefore, children want tomove around while they are held by parents and miss their parents whilethey are moving around. As a result, the parents are requested to holdthem up frequently.

Movement of holding up children is a very important physical contact andcommunication that can feel the affection of parents for children inearly childhood when words and expressions are insufficient. Childrenwho want to be held by parents have some reasons, intentions anddesires, and they can satisfy the feeling through being held by parents.Above all, it is important to fill their heart through holding and havea feeling of security that they are loved

In an aforementioned situation that a child frequently wants to be heldby parents as described above, to respond to the child's request,parents repeat the action of holding up a child and the action ofputting down the child (hereinafter referred to as holding/putting-downoperation), and the burden on the parents is extremely increased.Therefore, to reduce the burden on the parents, it is necessary tosmoothly and safely perform the holding/putting-down operation. Inaddition, for a child with little immunity, materials in contact with achild's skin for long time need to be sanitary.

In the case of using the jacket for holding a baby described in PatentLiterature 1, the inconvenience of carrying it as baggage can be solved,unlike the items such as a baby carrier strap or a child care carrier.However, there are still the following problems.

The first problem is that parents cannot smoothly hold up and put down achild in accordance with a movement of an active child. That is, thereis a problem that, in the jacket for holding a baby described in PatentLiterature 1, when a wearer holds or puts down a child, the wearer needsto hold a baby higher than a bag-like holding unit, which increases theburden on parents.

The second problem is that it is difficult to safely performing theholding/putting-down operation. That is, there is a problem that, in thejacket for holding a baby described in Patent Literature 1, since awearer needs to hold a baby higher than a bag-like holding unit whenperforming the holding/putting-down operation, the risk of an accidentof dropping a baby increases, and a baby who has been sleeping in thejacket would wake up.

The third problem is that the jacket tends to be unsanitary. A baby isoften drenched with mouth water, sweat (including night sweat), urine orfeces while being held in the carrier. However, in the jacket describedin Patent Literature 1, since a plurality of metal or plastic bucklesand hooks are mounted, there is a problem that it cannot be easilylaundered in a washing machine, and the carrier tends to be unsanitary.

In view of these circumstances, it is an object of the present inventionto provide an upper garment with grips capable of smoothly performingthe holding/putting-down operation and reducing the burden on a wearerby assisting a holding position.

Solution to Problem

To solve the above problems, an upper garment with grips according tothe present invention includes an upper garment body having sleeves, andgrips provided on the upper garment body. The grips include a pluralityof sleeve grips provided on right and left sleeves. The upper garmentbody is long-sleeved. The sleeve grips include upper arm grips providedaround an upper arm position and forearm grips provided around a forearmposition.

Having an aforementioned plurality of sleeve grips on the sleeves of theupper garment body, a wearer can grasp the sleeve grips in preferredpositions to support a held child or a lifted load and reduce the burdenby distributing a load directly applied on the arms or the wearer. Inaddition, since the upper garment body includes grips, it is notnecessary to carry it as baggage when not in use, unlike theconventional items. Moreover, since a wearer can easily lift a child ora baggage with just adopting the posture of hugging and grasping thegrips, risks that a child accidentally falls down from held position canbe reduced in addition to perform the holding/putting down operationsmoothly. Additionally, by having the upper arm grips and the forearmgrips, a wearer can select grips to grasp and can support a child or abaggage in a preferable position.

In the preferred embodiments of the present invention, the sleeve gripsfurther include cuff grips provided around cuffs. It can be able toincrease the number of choices of the grips to be grasped by a wearer,by forming the cuff grips around the cuffs. Therefore, the wearer cansupport a child or baggage in a further preferable position.

In preferred embodiments of the present invention, an upper garment withgrips includes an upper garment body having sleeves and grips providedon the upper garment body. The grips include a plurality of sleeve gripsprovided on right and left sleeves. The upper garment body isshort-sleeved. The sleeve grips include upper arm grips provided aroundan upper arm position and cuff grips provided around cuffs. Based on theabovementioned composition, even in the short-sleeved upper garmentbody, the holding/putting-down operation can be smoothly carried out,and the burden on the wearer can be reduced by providing the cuff gripsat the cuffs.

In the preferred embodiments of the present invention, the cuff gripsinclude a base end connected to a cuff, and a free end, and the cuff isprovided with a fixing unit for fixing the free end. Since the cuffgrips have the free end, it is possible to grasp the grip at a positionaway from the cuff. Accordingly, a child and a baggage can be supportedat a further preferable position. Furthermore, it is possible to fix thefree end so as not to move when the cuff grip is not used by having thefixing unit for fixing the free end of the cuff grip to the short sleeveupper garment body.

In the preferred embodiments of the present invention, the grips furtherinclude shoulder grips provided around a shoulder position, armpit gripsprovided around an armpit position, and waist-side grips provided arounda waist side position. By having the shoulder grips, the armpit grips,and the waist-side grips, it is possible to increase the number ofchoices of the grip to be grasped by a wearer. Moreover, the wearer cansupport a child and a baggage in a further preferable position.

In the preferred embodiments of the present invention, the grips furtherinclude chest grips provided around a chest position, lower chest gripsprovided around a lower chest position, lower chest abdomen gripsprovided around an abdomen position under a chest portion. It can beable to increase the number of choices of the grip to be grasped by awearer by having the chest grip, the lower chest grip, and the lowerchest abdomen grip. In addition, the wearer supports a child and baggagein a further preferable position.

In the preferred embodiments of the present invention, the grips furtherinclude back grips provided around a back position. In this way, byfurther having the back grips, a child or care receiver can grasp theback grips while being held by a wearer therefore, the burden on thewearer can be reduced.

In the preferred embodiments of the present invention, auxiliary bandsextending between the grips are further provided, and the auxiliarybands include an arm-side auxiliary band extending from the left sleevegrip to the right sleeve grip. By having the arm-side auxiliary bandextending from the left sleeve grip to the right sleeve grip, thestrength of the upper garment body can be increased.

In the preferred embodiments of the present invention, the auxiliarybands further include a first back auxiliary band extending from a leftshoulder grip to a right waist-side grip, a second back auxiliary bandextending from a right shoulder grip to a left waist-side grip, a leftabdomen side auxiliary band extending from the periphery of a leftshoulder position to a left waist-side grip, and a right abdomen sideauxiliary band extending from the periphery of a right shoulder positionto a right waist-side grip. In this way, the strength of the uppergarment body can be further enhanced by providing a plurality ofauxiliary bands.

In the preferred embodiments of the present invention, the grips haveband-like grips formed in a belt shape, and the both ends of theband-like grips are fixed to the upper garment body. In this way, theupper garment with grips according to the present invention can beeasily manufactured by applying the band-like grips as the grips.

In the preferred embodiments of the present invention, the grips havenotch portions into which at least one finger is insertable. Applyingthe notches as the grips, it is possible to reduce the burden on awearer by assisting the holding position without performing grippingmotion. That is, simply by inserting a finger or a hand into this notchportion, the gravity direction side of the finger or wrist is caughtwith one end of the notch portion. Therefore, the finger or hand isnaturally held at a position of the inserting portion. In addition, thedesigned width of the upper garment can be significantly expanded byforming the notch portion in the fabric of the upper garment body asmentioned above. That is, the grips are not exposed on the surface ofthe upper garment by configuring a finger or hand into the notchportion. Therefore, the upper garment can be designed in the same manneras in an ordinary upper garment.

In the preferred embodiments of the present invention, the grips furtherinclude bag portions connected to the notch portions. By connecting thebag portion to the notch, it is possible to increase the area to contactwith a wearer's hand and disperse the force. As a result, it is possibleto prevent to hurt the fingers and wrist by concentrating the force ononly one place.

In the preferred embodiment of the present invention, an auxiliary belthaving grips detachable to the upper garment body is further provided.In this way, by having the auxiliary belt with grips, it is possible toadjust the mounting position of the auxiliary belt with grips to disposethe grips at necessary positions for a wearer or a care receiver.

In the preferred embodiments of the present invention, the upper garmentbody and the grips are made of washable fabric. Using washable fabricsfor the upper garment body and the grips, upper garment with grips canbe easily laundered. Therefore, it can be kept sanitary.

Advantageous Effects of Invention

The present invention can provide an upper garment with grips capable ofsmoothly performing the holding/putting-down operation and reducing theburden on a wearer by assisting a holding posture.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a front view illustrating a usage state of an upper garmentwith grips according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the upper garment with grips accordingto the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a front view illustrating a usage state of an upper garmentwith grips according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a front view and a side view of the upper garment with gripsaccording to the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is an enlarged view of a grip of the upper garment with gripsaccording to the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is an enlarged view of a cuff of the upper garment with gripsaccording to the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of an upper garment with grips according toa third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the upper garment with grips accordingto the third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is an enlarged view of a cuff of the upper garment with gripsaccording to the third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a front view and a side view of the upper garment with gripsaccording to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a perspective view of an upper garment with grips accordingto the fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a perspective view of an upper garment with grips accordingto a fifth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 13 is a rear view of the upper garment with grips according to thefifth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 14 is a rear view of an upper garment with grips according to asixth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 15 is a perspective view and a rear view of an upper garment withgrips according to a seventh embodiment of the present invention.

DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS

The first to seventh preferred embodiments of the present invention willbe described in detail as follows. The technical scope of the presentinvention is not limited to the embodiments illustrated in theaccompanying drawings and can be appropriately changed within the scopedescribed in claims.

First Embodiment

An upper garment with grips A according to the first embodiment of thepresent invention includes a long sleeve upper garment body 10 and aplurality of grips 20 provided on the upper garment body 10. Asillustrated in FIG. 1, the upper garment with grips A is used such thata wearer X of the upper garment with grips A grasps an arbitrary grips20 when the wearer X holds a child Y or transports baggage, and therebythe burden on the arm of the wearer X can be reduced. FIG. 1(a) shows astate where the burden on the arm is reduced by grasping the grips 20(upper arm grips 211 and armpit grips 214) positioned at the upper armor armpit. FIG. 1(b) illustrates a state where the burden on the arm isreduced by grasping the grips 20 (forearm grips 212) positioned at theforearm.

Sleeves 11 are provided on the upper garment body 10, and the sleeves 11are formed in a long sleeve as shown in FIG. 2. In FIG. 2, the uppergarment body 10 is illustrated as a T-shirt which is one example styleof different kinds of upper garment. Therefore, it may be an outerwearwhich is an upper garment with a long sleeve such as shirts, tops,jackets, coats, sweaters, cardigans, long tops, sweatshirts can beexemplified. In addition, although the upper garment body 10 ispreferably made of a washable fabric such as cotton or cannabis, it isobvious that the material usually used for outerwear can be used.

The grips 20 includes band-like grips 210 formed in a band shape, andthe both ends of the band-like grip 210 are fixed to the upper garmentbody 10. The shape of the grips 20 may be any shape as long as thewearer X can grasp it with the palm. That is, besides the grips asband-like (the band-like grip 210), a ring-shaped or string-shaped canalso be exemplified. Although the grips 20 are preferably sewn to befixed, an adhesion unit such as an adhesive agent may be used. Inaddition, the grips 20 can be colored in a different color from theupper garment body 10 to use as an accent of the clothes design. Nowthat, the grips 20 is preferably made of the aforementioned washablefabric such as cotton or cannabis, as with the upper garment body 10.Yet, it is obvious that the material usually used for outerwear can beused.

As shown in FIG. 2, the band-like grip 210 includes the upper arm grips211 provided around upper right and left arm, the forearm grips 212provided around right and left forearm, shoulder grips 213 providedaround right and left shoulder, the armpit grips 214 provided aroundright and left armpit, and waist-side grips 215 provided around rightand left side of waist.

The upper arm grips 211 are provided on the upper arm outer section ofthe upper garment body 10, and one end of the upper arm grip 211 isfixed to the shoulder side, and the other end is fixed to the elbowside. The forearm grips 212 are provided on the forearm back side of theupper garment body 10, and one end of the forearm grip 212 is fixed tothe elbow side, and the other end is fixed to the wrist side. The upperarm grip 211 and the forearm grip 212 are sleeve grips provided on thesleeves 11 of the upper garment body 10.

The shoulder grips 213 are provided on the upper surface of the shoulderside in the upper garment body 10, and then one end of the shoulder grip213 is fixed to the neck side, and the other end is fixed to the upperarm side. The armpit grips 214 are provided at a portion between underarm and waist in the upper garment body 10, and one side of the armpitgrip 214 is fixed to the underarm side, and the other side is fixed tothe waist side. The waist-side grips 215 are provided at the side of thewaist in the upper garment body 10, then one end of the waist-side grip215 is fixed to the armpit side, and the other end is fixed to the upperpart of thigh side. The shoulder grip 213, the armpit grip 214, and thewaist-side grip 215 are desirably provided on the back-body side of theupper garment body 10 such that the wearer X can easily grip them.

The band-like grip 210 is exemplified using positions of the upper armgrips 211, the forearm grips 212, the shoulder grips 213, the armpitgrips 214, and the waist-side grips 215, to explain the positions of thegrips 20. The example is not for making limitations of band-like grip210 moreover, other kinds of grips 20 can be used obviously.

According to the present invention, it is possible to reduce the burdenon the wearer X while holding the child Y, without using items such as ababy carrier strap or a child care carrier that need to be carried. Thatis, since the grips 20 is provided on the upper garment body 10, whenthe child Y is held, the burden directly applied on the arm on thewearer X can be dispersed over the entire upper body including the backby grasping the grips 20. Therefore, the wearer X can hold the child Ywithout feeling fatigue for a long time using the present inventionwhich is needless to use aforementioned items such as the baby carrierstrap. Further, the grips 20 can also be used as a place where the childY grips. That is, the child Y can easily grasp the wearer X, and theburden on the wearer X can be reduced by grasping the grips 20 by thechild Y.

Further, according to the present invention, it is possible to smoothlyperform holding/putting-down operation of the child Y. That is, in thecase of using items such as a baby carrier strap or a child carecarrier, it has been necessary to attach a string to the child Y or fixthe child Y to a child care carrier. On the other hand, in case of usingthe upper garment with grips A of the present invention, the wearer Xcan make a holding position easily only by hugging each other with thechild Y. For this reason, the wearer X is able to make the posture ofholding smoothly without attaching any items to the child Y or lift thechild Y at a high position, that is, the burden on the wearer X can bereduced. Especially, in the period that the child Y often asks theparents to hold his or her up, the parents can fully respond to therequests of the child Y by using the present invention. Moreover, thechild Y can fully feel the affection of parents as same reason. Further,according to the present invention, it is possible to safely perform theholding/putting-down operation of the child Y. That is, the risk of anaccident of dropping the child Y can be reduced since there is no needto lift the child Y higher than the bag-like holding unit at the time ofthe holding/putting-down operation.

Further, according to the present embodiment, by adopting the band-likegrip 210 in the grips 20, the burden on the palm and fingers can bereduced. In the case of grasping the grips 20 for a long time, a largeload is applied to the palm and fingers to maintain the grip strengtheven if the arms are not tired. Therefore, by fixing the both ends byforming the grips 20 in a band shape, it is possible to hook theband-like portion of the grips 20 through the palm or fingers. Thus, itis possible to reduce the burden on the palm and fingers. Furthermore,according to the present embodiment, it is possible to manufacture uppergarment with grips A easily by merely attaching the band-like grips 210.

Further, according to the present invention, since the material of theupper garment body 10 and the grips 20 is the washable fabric, it ispossible to keep the upper garment with grips A sanitary. That is, evenwhen the child Y smears the upper garment with grips A by mouth water,sweat (including night sweat), urine or feces, the upper garment withgrips A can be easily washed in a washing machine and can be keptsanitary.

Further, according to the present invention, unlike conventional babycarrier straps and child care carriers, since there is no change fromthe design of ordinary clothes, it is possible to reduce the discomfortof wearing the upper garment with grips A. That is, the upper garmentwith grips A can provide opportunities to hold a child (communicatingwith a child) more to parents who think “do not hold a child because ababy carrier strap is not attractive”.

Further, the upper garment with grips A according to the presentinvention can also be used for carrying packages. That is, the presentinvention is not limitedly applied to hold the child Y, since the loaddirectly applied to the arm can be dispersed by grasping the grips 20even in the case of carrying a heavy package.

Second Embodiment

Hereinafter, an upper garment with grips B according to the secondembodiment of the present invention will be described in detail withreference to FIG. 3 to FIG. 6. The upper garment with grips B accordingto the second embodiment has different grips 20 from those of the uppergarment with grips A according to the first embodiment. In the presentembodiment, basically, the same reference signs are attached to the sameconstituent elements as those of the previous embodiment (FirstEmbodiment), and the description thereof will be simplified.

The grips 20 according to the second embodiment of the present inventionincludes insertion portions 220 having a notch 2201 into which at leastone finger can be inserted. FIG. 3(a) illustrates a state where theburden on the arm is reduced by inserting the finger into the insertionportion 220 (an armpit insertion portion 224) disposed at the armpit.FIG. 3(b) illustrates a state where the burden on the arm is reduced byinserting a wrist in the insertion portion 220 (a forearm insertionportion 222) disposed around the forearm. FIG. 4 illustrates the outershape of the upper garment with grips B according to the secondembodiment, FIG. 4(a) shows a front view and FIG. 4(b) shows a sideview.

The insertion portion 220 includes the notch 2201 and a bag portion 2202connected to the notch 2201. The insertion portion 220 is formed in apocket shape as a whole, and it is also possible to store small articlesin the bag portion 2202.

The notch 2201 is formed by providing a notch in the fabric of an uppergarment body 10. Both ends of the notch 2201 are preferably reinforcedso as not to be broken even when a load is applied. The notch 2201 isformed to have a length capable of inserting at least one finger, may beformed to have a length capable of inserting a plurality of fingers, ormay be formed to have a length capable of inserting the wrist. It isalso possible to provide a plurality of notches 2201 at the peripheralposition such that each finger can be inserted separately.

As illustrated in FIG. 5, the bag portion 2202 has a bag opening formedin accordance with the opening length of the notch 2201 and is formed ina pocket shape in connection with the notch 2201. The bag opening ofthis bag portion 2202 may be provided with a fixing unit 23. Moreover,when the insertion portion 220 is not used, it is preferable that theinsertion portion 220 can be fixed so as not to be opened by the fixingportion 23.

In addition, the bag portion 2202 preferably has a depth of about 3 to 7centimeters such that the fingers and palm can be fully deeply inserted.Further, in FIG. 4 and FIG. 5, the bag portion 2202 is disposed so as tobe deep toward the front surface of a wearer X, yet it may be disposedso as to be deep toward the back surface which is the oppositedirection. In that case, as illustrated in FIG. 3(a) and FIG. 3(b), thefingertip of the wearer's hand is inserted so as to face the back. Thatis, the direction of the bag portion 2202 can be set both in the frontsurface direction and in the back-surface direction of the upper garmentbody 10. When the finger or palm is hooked, the bag portion 2202 isfallen in the front surface direction, and when the finger or palm isstraight inserted, the bag portion 2202 is fallen in the back-surfacedirection.

The insertion portion 220 is disposed at a position where assistance isneeded when the wearer X holds the child Y or carries a package. Asillustrated in FIG. 4, the insertion portion 220 includes upper arminsertion portions 221 provided around right and left upper armpositions, forearm insertion portions 222 provided around right and leftforearm positions, shoulder insertion portions 223 provided aroundshoulder positions, armpit insertion portions 224 provided around armpitpositions, and waist-side insertion portions 225 provided around thewaist-side position.

The upper arm insertion portion 221 is provided on the upper arm outersection, and one end of the upper arm insertion portion 221 is fixed tothe shoulder side, and the other end is fixed to the elbow side. Theforearm insertion portion 222 is provided on the forearm back side, andone end of the forearm insertion portion 222 is disposed on the elbowside, and the other end is disposed on the wrist side. Further, theforearm insertion portion 222 may be formed to be a notch parallel to acuff 11 a (refer to FIG. 3(b)).

The shoulder insertion portion 223 is provided on the upper surface sideof the shoulder, and one end of the shoulder insertion portion 223 isdisposed on the neck side, and the other end is disposed on the upperarm side. The armpit insertion portion 224 is provided at a portion fromthe armpit to the waist, one side of the armpit insertion portion 224 isdisposed on the armpit side, and the other side is disposed on the waistside. The waist-side insertion portion 225 is provided at the sidesurface position of the waist, and one end of the waist-side insertionportion 225 is disposed on the armpit side, and the other end isdisposed on the upper part of thigh side. In addition, the shoulderinsertion portion 223, the armpit insertion portion 224, and thewaist-side insertion portion 225 are desirably provided on the back-bodyside of the upper garment body 10 such that a wearer can easily insert.Note that, in the insertion portion 220, such as the angle of the notch2201 and the depth of the bag portion 2202 can be appropriately changedsuch that the wearer X can easily insert the finger and hand.

Further, as the grips 20, a cuff grip 30 can be further provided on thecuff 11 a. As illustrated in FIG. 6, the cuff grip 30 has a base endfixed to the cuff 11 a and a free end. The free end is formed so as toextend from the cuff 11 a toward the finger direction. Since the cuffgrip 30 is provided so as to hang from the cuff 11 a, the cuff grip 30can be grasped at a position away from the cuff 11 a. The cuff grip 30and the sleeve 11 are provided with a fixing unit 31 for fixing the cuffgrip 30 to the sleeve 11.

Snap buttons are exemplified as the fixing units 23 and fixing units 31in FIG. 5 and FIG. 6, however it is obvious that conventional methodssuch as hooks, loop fasteners or buttons can also be used. In FIG. 6,the fixing unit 31 is provided inside the sleeve 11, yet it is notlimited to provide it inside, and it may be provided outside the sleeve11.

According to the present embodiment, by forming the notch 2201 in thefabric of the upper garment body 10, by just inserting the finger orhand into the notch 2201, even a person with a weak grip strength canassist a holding posture without getting tired, and the burden on thewearer X can be reduced. That is, by inserting the finger or hand intothis notch 2201, the gravity direction side of the root portion of thefinger or hand is caught by the edge of the notch 2201, and the fingeror wrist is naturally held. As a result, it is possible to disperse theload applied to the arm over the upper body without performing grippingmotion and to hold the child Y for a long time without getting tired

Furthermore, in addition to hooking the finger or palm to the notch2201, the notch 2201 can also be grasped as with the band-like grip 210in the first embodiment. That is, four fingers other than the thumb areinserted into the notch 2201, and the notch 2201 can be grasped by thethumb and four fingers. Therefore, it is possible to select according tothe situation of the wearer X, such that the wearer X grasps the notch2201 when holding the child Y firmly, or inserts the fingers into thenotch 2201 when the wearer X is tired.

Further, according to the present embodiment, by having the bag portion2202 connected to the notch 2201, the burden on the finger and wrist canbe reduced. That is, if only the notch 2201 is provided, the forceconcentrates only on one place where the finger or wrist comes intocontact with the edge of the notch 2201, and there is a fear that thefinger or wrist may be damaged. Therefore, by providing the bag portion2202 and bringing the finger or wrist into contact with the inside ofthe bag portion 2202, the fingers or hand can be supported in a largearea, and the force can be dispersed. Further, the bag portion 2202 canalso be used as a pocket for storing accessories.

Further, according to the present embodiment, the upper garment has manypossibilities in design by forming the insertion portion 220 with thenotch 2201. The grips 20 is not exposed on the surface of the uppergarment body 10 since the finger or wrist is inserted into the notch2201. Therefore, it is possible to design the upper garment with a highdegree of freedom as with ordinary garments.

In addition, according to the present embodiment, by providing thefixing unit 23 in the notch 2201, it is possible to prevent the notch2201 from being opened unintentionally, to prevent a lining from beingexposed, and thereby to prevent from impairing the design of the uppergarment. That is, each time the wearer X moves, there is a possibilitythat a force is applied to the fabric of the upper garment body 10 toopen the notch 2201. However, by providing the fixing unit 23, theopening of the notch 2201 is fixed, and a lining and the like can beprevented from being exposed.

Further, according to the present embodiment, the cuff grip 30 has abase end fixed to the cuff 11 a, and a free end formed so as to extendfrom the cuff 11 a toward the elbow direction of the arm, and the childY and baggage can be supported at various positions. That is, since thecuff grip 30 can be formed at a position away from the sleeve, it can beused in the case of holding a tall child Y or a large baggage.

Further, according to the present embodiment, by fixing the free end ofthe cuff grip 30 to the sleeve 11 using the fixing unit 31, it ispossible to prevent the free end from moving when the cuff grip 30 isnot in use. That is, when the cuff grip 30 is not in use so as to thefree end of the cuff grip 30 is not fixed, the free end hangs downtoward the palm of the wearer X, such that the wearer X may be botheredsince the free end comes into contact with the palm each time the wearerX moves. Therefore, by providing the fixing unit 31, it is possible toprevent the free end from coming into contact with the palm andeliminate the botheration.

Third Embodiment

Hereinafter, an upper garment with grips C according to the thirdembodiment of the present invention will be described in detail withreference to FIG. 7 to FIG. 9. Unlike the upper garment with grips A orthe upper garment with grips B according to the previous embodiments,the upper garment with grips C according to the third embodimentincludes a short sleeve upper garment body 40. In the presentembodiment, basically, the same reference signs are attached to the sameconstituent elements as those of the previous embodiment, and thedescription thereof will be simplified.

The upper garment with grips C according to the third embodiment of thepresent invention includes an upper garment body 40 having short sleeves41 and a plurality of the grips 20 provided on the upper garment 40.FIG. 7 indicates a state where a band-like grip 210 is used as the grips20. FIG. 8 illustrates a state where an insertion portion 220 is used asthe grips 20. FIG. 9 is an enlarged view of the area around of right andleft cuffs 41 a. It illustrates cuff grips 30 and fixing units 31provided at the cuffs 41 a.

In FIGS. 7 and 8, the upper garment body 40 is a T shirt. Moreover, itis obvious that short sleeve upper garments such as shirts, tops,sweatshirts can also be used for the upper garment body 40.

As the fixing unit 31, a hook and loop fastener or a snap button can beexemplified as illustrated in FIG. 9. FIG. 9(a) and FIG. 9(b) illustratea state where the cuff grip 30 is fixed to the inside of the sleeve 41by a hook and loop fastener. FIG. 9(c) and FIG. 9(d) indicate a statewhere the cuff grip 30 is fixed to the inside of the sleeve 41 by a snapbutton. In FIG. 9, the fixing unit 31 is provided inside the sleeve 41,yet it is not limited to provide it inside, and it may be providedoutside the sleeve 41. Although a hook and loop fastener and a snapbutton are illustrated as the fixing unit 31, it is not limited thereto,and a conventional method such as a button may be used.

According to the present embodiment, by providing the cuff grips 30 atthe cuffs 41 a, the present invention can be applied to even the shortsleeve upper garment body 40. That is, by pulling out the cuff grip 30from the cuff 41 a and gripping the cuff grip 30 when the wearer X holdsthe child Y, it is possible to disperse the load directly applied to thearm over the entire upper body including the back. Therefore, the wearerX can hold the child Y without fatigue for a long time without using anyspecial or extra items. As mentioned above, the present invention canalso be applied to the short sleeve upper garment body 40. Therefore, itis possible to provide an upper garment with grips applicable during hotseasons such as summer.

Fourth Embodiment

Hereinafter, an upper garment with grips D according to a fourthembodiment of the present invention will be described in detail withreference to FIG. 10 and FIG. 11. The upper garment with grips Daccording to the fourth embodiment is characterized in that grips 20 areprovided around the front body of the upper garment body 10. In thepresent embodiment, basically, the same reference signs are attached tothe same constituent elements as those of the previous embodiments, andthe description thereof will be simplified.

The grips 20 of the upper garment with grips D according to the fourthembodiment of the present invention further includes chest insertionportions 226 provided around the chest area of the upper garment body10, lower chest insertion portions 227 provided around an area lowerthan the chest of the upper garment body 10, and lower chest abdomeninsertion portions 228 provided around a lower chest abdomen area of theupper garment body 10.

FIG. 10 shows an example in which the chest insertion portions 226, thelower chest insertion portions 227, and the lower chest abdomeninsertion portions 228 are provided to the long sleeve upper garmentbody 10. FIG. 11 shows an example in which those are provided to a shortsleeve upper garment body 40. FIG. 10 and FIG. 11 show examples in whichthose are formed in the insertion portion 220. It is obviously possibleto form them to a band-like grip 210.

In the chest insertion portion 226 (chest grips 216), one end of thechest insertion portion 226 is disposed on the neck side, and the otherend is disposed on the armpit side. Therefore, the chest insertionportion 226 is formed obliquely from one end on the neck side to theother end on the armpit side. The lower chest insertion portion 227(lower chest grips 217) and the lower chest abdomen insertion portion228 (lower chest abdomen grips 218) are formed from the top to thebottom that is, that is, both are formed from one end on the neck sideand the other end on the hem side.

Fifth Embodiment

Hereinafter, an upper garment with grips E according to the fifthembodiment of the present invention will be described in detail withreference to FIG. 12 and FIG. 13. The upper garment with grips Eaccording to the fifth embodiment further includes an auxiliary band 50extending between a plurality of grips 20. In the present embodiment,basically, the same reference signs are attached to the same constituentelements as those of the previous embodiments, and the descriptionthereof will be simplified.

As illustrated in FIG. 12, the upper garment with grips E according tothe fifth embodiment of the present invention includes an upper garmentbody 10 having sleeves 11, a plurality of grips 20 provided on the uppergarment body 10, and an auxiliary band 50 extending between the grips20.

As illustrated in FIG. 13, the auxiliary band 50 includes an arm sideauxiliary band 51 extending from a left forearm grip 212 (212L) to aright forearm grip 212 (212R), a first back surface auxiliary band 52extending from a left shoulder grip 213 (213L) to a right waist-sidegrip 215 (215R), a second back auxiliary band 53 extending from a rightshoulder grip 213 (213R) to a left waist-side grip 215 (215L), a leftabdomen-side auxiliary band 54 extending from the periphery of a leftshoulder position of the arm side auxiliary band 51 to the leftwaist-side grip 215 (215L), and a right abdomen-side auxiliary band 55extending from the periphery of a right shoulder position of the armside auxiliary band 51 to the waist-side grip 215 (215R) on the rightside.

The auxiliary band 50 may be provided on the surface of the uppergarment body 10 or may be provided on the back surface. The material ofthe auxiliary band 50 preferably has strength higher than that of thefabric of the upper garment body 10.

According to the present embodiment, it is possible to prevent thefabric of the upper garment body 10 from being damaged by providing theauxiliary band 50. That is, there is a problem that, when the auxiliaryband 50 is not provided, a load is applied to the fabric of the uppergarment body 10 every time the wearer X holds the child Y, and the uppergarment body 10 stretches or deteriorates during repeated use. However,by providing the auxiliary band 50, it is possible to prevent the fabricof the upper garment body 10 from being damaged by reinforcing theportion to which the load is applied.

Further, in the present embodiment, the upper garment body 10 is a longsleeve, yet it is obviously applicable also to a short sleeve uppergarment body 10.

Sixth Embodiment

Hereinafter, an upper garment with grips F according to the sixthembodiment of the present invention will be described in detail withreference to FIG. 14. The upper garment with grips F according to thesixth embodiment further includes back grips 219 provided at a positionaround the back of the upper garment body 10. In the present embodiment,basically, the same reference signs are attached to the same constituentelements as those of the previous embodiments, and the descriptionthereof will be simplified.

The upper garment with grips F according to the sixth embodiment of thepresent invention further includes back grips 219 provided around a backposition of the upper garment body 10 as illustrated in FIG. 14, inaddition to the grips 20 of the previous embodiments.

The shape of the back grip 219 may be any shape as long as it can begrasped by hand, and the examples include a band shape, an annularshape, and a string shape. As illustrated in FIG. 14(a), in the case ofusing the band-like back grip 219, it is preferable that both ends ofthe back grip 219 are fixedly attached to the upper garment body 10.Further, it is desirable that the back grip 219 is sewn and fixed, yetan adhesion unit such as an adhesive can also be used.

FIG. 14(b) illustrates back-insertion portions 229 adopting theinsertion portion 220. As with the above-described insertion portion220, the back-insertion portion 229 has a notch 2291 and a bag portion2292 connected to the notch 2291. The back-insertion portion 229 isformed in a pocket shape as a whole.

According to the present embodiment, for example, when the wearer Xmoves the care receiver Z, the care receiver Z grips the back grip tosupport the wearer X who is a care giver. In addition, in FIG. 14, theupper garment body 10 is a long sleeve, yet the short sleeve uppergarment body 40 is obviously applicable.

Seventh Embodiment

Hereinafter, an upper garment with grips G according to the seventhembodiment of the present invention will be described in detail withreference to FIG. 15. The upper garment with grips G according to theseventh embodiment further includes an auxiliary belt with grips 60. Inthe present embodiment, basically, the same reference signs are attachedto the same constituent elements as those of the previous embodiments,and the description thereof will be simplified.

The upper garment with grips G according to the seventh embodiment ofthe present invention includes a long sleeve upper garment body 10, aplurality of grips 20 provided on the upper garment body 10, and anauxiliary belt 60 with detachable grips wound around the waist of theupper garment body 10.

This auxiliary belt with grips 60 has a belt body 61 and a plurality ofbelt grips 62 provided on the belt body 61. The belt body 61 is made ofa material having high strength similarly to a conventional belt and isdetachable from the upper garment body 10. The belt grip 62 is disposedat the outer peripheral position of the belt body 61, and the carereceiver Z can grasp the belt grips 62 to support the wearer X.

According to the present embodiment, by providing the auxiliary beltwith grips 60, it is possible to adjust the height of the belt grip 62where the care receiver Z grasps according to the height of the carereceiver Z and the length of the arm. In other words, by adjusting theposition at which the auxiliary belt with grips 60 is wound, the beltgrip 62 can be disposed at a height closer to the chest, or the beltgrip 62 can be disposed at the lower waist height. The belt grip 62 canbe disposed at a position corresponding to the body type of the carereceiver Z by providing the auxiliary belt with grips 60 as describedabove.

According to this embodiment, since the auxiliary belt with grips 60 isdetachable, in the case where the auxiliary belt with grips 60 is notnecessary, it is possible to keep the design of the upper garment simpleby removing it.

REFERENCE SIGNS LIST

-   A, B, C, D, E, F, G upper garment with grips-   10, 40 upper garment body-   11, 41 sleeve-   11 a, 41 a cuff-   20 grip-   210 band-like grips-   220 insertion portion-   30 cuff grip portion-   50 auxiliary band-   60 auxiliary belt with grips-   X wearer-   Y child-   Z care receiver

1-14. (canceled)
 15. An upper garment with grips, comprising: an uppergarment body having sleeves; and grips provided on the upper garmentbody, wherein the grips include sleeve grips provided on right and leftsleeves, a plurality of sleeve grips is provided on the right sleeve anda plurality of sleeve grips is provided on the left sleeve.
 16. Theupper garment with grips according to claim 15, wherein the sleeve gripsfurther include upper arm grips provided around upper arm positions andforearm grips provided around forearm positions.
 17. The upper garmentwith grips according to claim 15, wherein the sleeve grips furtherinclude upper arm grips provided around upper arm positions and cuffgrips provided around cuffs.
 18. The upper garment with grips accordingto claim 16, wherein the sleeve grips further include cuff gripsprovided around cuffs.
 19. The upper garment with grips according toclaim 17, wherein the cuff grip includes a base end connected to a cuff,and a free end, and the cuff is provided with a fixing unit for fixingthe free end.
 20. The upper garment with grips according to claim 18,wherein the cuff grip includes a base end connected to a cuff, and afree end, and the cuff is provided with a fixing unit for fixing thefree end.
 21. The upper garment with grips according to claim 15,wherein the grips further include shoulder grips provided around ashoulder position, armpit grips provided around an armpit position, andwaist-side grips provided around a waist side position.
 22. The uppergarment with grips according to claim 16, wherein the grips furtherinclude shoulder grips provided around a shoulder position, armpit gripsprovided around an armpit position, and waist-side grips provided arounda waist side position.
 23. The upper garment with grips according toclaim 15, wherein the grips further include chest grips provided arounda chest position, lower chest grips provided around a lower chestposition, lower chest abdomen grips provided around an abdomen positionunder a chest portion.
 24. The upper garment with grips according toclaim 15, wherein the grips further include back grips provided around aback position.
 25. The upper garment with grips according to claim 21,further comprising an auxiliary band extending between the grips,wherein the auxiliary band includes an arm-side auxiliary band extendingfrom the left sleeve grip to the right sleeve grip.
 26. The uppergarment with grips according to claim 25, wherein the auxiliary bandfurther comprises: a first back auxiliary band extending from a leftshoulder grip to a right waist-side grip; a second back auxiliary bandextending from a right shoulder grip to a left waist-side grip; a leftabdomen side auxiliary band extending from the periphery of a leftshoulder position to a left waist-side grip; and a right abdomen sideauxiliary band extending from the periphery of a right shoulder positionto a right waist-side grip.
 27. The upper garment with grips accordingto claim 15, wherein the grips have band-like grips formed in a beltshape, and both ends of the band-like grips are fixed to the uppergarment body.
 28. The upper garment with grips according to claim 22,wherein the grips have band-like grips formed in a belt shape, and bothends of the band-like grips are fixed to the upper garment body.
 29. Theupper garment with grips according to claim 15, wherein the grips havenotch portions into which at least one finger is insertable.
 30. Theupper garment with grips according to claim 22, wherein the grips havenotch portions into which at least one finger is insertable.
 31. Theupper garment with grips according to claim 29, wherein the gripsfurther include bag portions connected to the notch portion.
 32. Theupper garment with grips according to claim 30, wherein the gripsfurther include bag portions connected to the notch portion.
 33. Theupper garment with grips according to claim 15, further comprising anauxiliary belt having grips detachable to the upper garment body. 34.The upper garment with grips according to claim 15, wherein the uppergarment body and the grips are made of washable fabric.